Coal handling and storing apparatus.



J. B. PHILLIPS.

COAL HANDLING AND STORING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED N'AY21.19|

Patented Feb 20, 1917 3 SHEETS-SHEET I Witnesses:

1. B. PHILLIPS. COAL HANDLING AND STORING APPAR \TUS'. APPLICATION FILED ram/21.1914.

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Patented Feb. 20, 1917;

J. BLPHILLIPS.

COAL HANDLING AND STORING APPAHA'USL APFLICATION FILED MAY 21. I9I4.

1,216,603. l Patented Feb. 20,1917.

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v oi. .ortlamil, in the county of Cmnberland In the drawings-Ii:e ,,reference letters indiand Stateofli llcliiiue, have invented oertain oete like parts.

5:. new and. useful l'm zirovei'ueuts in Goal Heir. Referring to Fig. for the generel feaso tiling and tutoring Amntirotue, of 'Whiohtl'ie tures of the apparatus, A. is the master I following ie u or ('ilioetirml tos'i 'er' B the trolley boom; C "the ti'olleyyD.

H ll'l y invention 1 ates to an apparatus the grab or bucket and E isa hopper into i adopted] to be lit (fl for the lmntlling and which the coal is discharged frornthe bucket her like nutteriel. D. "lhesepurtsmey be of anywell' known 65 (ii-ml is erm'mioulysto .il in la ge piles construction. Pivots d to the most or admulieops by means of an elevated bridge jeeent thereto is an auxiliary delivery boom' loooted high. enough to err .ocl orerthe hoop... 'yiur; a conveyor by which the coal isfl ll bridge provided in ii. traveler by reoeived from the hcpper and carried out \rllieh the reel is carried, ll'l buckets end weirdly and. clumpedl l 70 dropped on the heap. A's here shown th: delivery boom F is This Inethodof toring cool while itenpivoted to the base )f the mast and -it is] ables large quantities to be stored. in open provided. with a 001m iyer belt G. The hope spaces requires an expensive apparatus and per is located at tlie'base of the mast in is not adapted. to ring; medium amounts suchii position and it isso constructed that '{5 on account of the expense. it Willcliseharge coul onto the conveyor in The object of my invention is to provide whatever position the boom F maybe.

:im fl.}i)'pl.1ttll$ Whiel'i maybe used for die Referring to Fig 1 and to Figs. 2, 3and ounging ooul tlrom u. either stor-- 4 wherein the apparatus is shown-more in h: it in. h s or loading it UHGG'iXltO detail the meet is pivoted in a step a supcars" or t rt. to be lltllllfill away or for ported on a pier a. The lower portion of l'uindling in like marine 1 cool stored. the must isin the form of a hollow cy1incurry out these obj .ets by providing drical hub a to the upper end of which is a. IrllElSt or tower to Whioh ooi'meotod the secured the conical bane e of thehopper E.

30 usual trolley boom, the most being also The body of the mas. is formed of a frame provided with an auxiliary delivery boom 01' tower A and this is'supported by the carrying a. conveyer whereby the coal as hopper base a. The hi ipper proper is fitted ,fast as it is dog may be carried radially out into the base 6 and is i1 1; such a position that from the mast and either dumped on a the bucket Ioen, readily discharge its load 35 pile to be stored or discharged into cars or into it. other suitable reoeptuolesto be mirried Way. The delivery boom in pivoted at its inner My invenltioi'i may best be understood by end in such a. marine] that it may swing reference to the accompanying drawing in laterally whereby an annular heap of coal .Whioh isshown several forms in which my may be formed.

loinv'ention'meybe embodied. As herein shownv th: boom is ;made;up Referring to the dra.wing ;v;-- of two perallelstringels .f fsunitedbygsuit Figumj l representea general elevation. of e 'le orosspieces whiohzupportthe ooiiveyr {my apps. tus on :1. small. scale showing the belt G. The inner er ds vof jthe trin' manner in. Whieh the coal is: handled and extend on each sideof thecylinducal? fipiled. f I i i 1 "a end cross ties'ff' unite with thestlfrig ers'loo Fig. upleu of the 'meellanismfor roto form a frame emb racing. the/hub 1a.

tating the delivery boom. I Plates f f are secured to the top andbot ig, 3 a. part elevation and part see tom of theframe, an of ening bi o tion. taken on tlie pliue a: of Fig. 2, in each plate to let the 1 rub a pass thro Fig. i is it section tiziken 'ou the lower. line Anttfriction rolls a: ma. jounieled'finll fh a: of Fig. i plates and these re ls e1 Intact with thfehub, Fig. 5 is a part elevation and portseea? forming an anti-frietiqn beafiilgbywhioh tion of an alternatearrangement for step the boom is enabled-to tilrn-llaslly bnitliegl ping the mast d. u

H.;.=Fig. 6 h elevzrtioo. showing eaus ior @1- I)Ieeusare providedbg H "1 means.

of the hopper may be discharged at a plurality of points according to the radial position of-the delivery boom. For this purpose I provide the conical base 6 with a 'series of ports'c anda conical sleeve 6 which fits over the base and is capable of rotating thereon. The sleeve is provided with a delivery spout 6 connected with an opening in the sleeve which is adapted to 10 register with one or the other of the ports 6 as the spout and sleeve are turned.

The conveyer belt G, receives the coal and conveys it along the boom to any desired point where it may be discharged by suitable In Fig. 2 I have shown a simple mechanism for discharging the coal 7 over the side of the belt. .This consists of, a plow g secured tothe boom at the proper point sand resting on the belt. The coal is thrown 2 over each edge of the belt. The position of the plow'may be charged as desired so that the entire space to be filled with coal may be covered. I Means are provided foiyrotating the mast g 'and also for rotating the delivery boom with relation to the mast. 1 As here shown, I secure to the pier a gear h and this gear is engaged by a pinion I1 secured on the lower 'efhd of a verticalv 3o shaft ht. journaled in the fran'iowork of the boom-F. The shaft hhas on itslnpper end a miter gear I? .engaging a miter gear h on a shaft h An electric motor 2' drives a Worm gear 2",011 a counter-shaft on which shaft there is a pinion i engaging a gear '5 on'the shaft Thus the motor'drives the vertical shaft h and its pinion and the delivery boom is turned laterally into anydesired position with respect" to the mast. The driving 'mechanism just described is supported on cross beams carried by the delivery boom and travels with it. brace 6* connects the-boom with the spout a so that as the 51 boom swings the spout and the sleeve 6 swing with it. The mast is turned inthe same manner as the boom by a vertical shaft j having at its lower end a pinion j engaging the gear 7).. The shaft j is journaled in brackets j j projecting out from the mast and mechanism similar to that described may be provided to turn the shaft 7' fdr rotating the mast. In Fig. 1 I have shown my apparatus as erected on or near a wharf and located to discharge coal from a barge or vessel V. In operation the grab D is lowered into the barge, filled and drawn. in and discharged in the hopper in the usual manner of operating such coal hoisting apparatus.

From the hopper the coal is deposited on I the conveyi belt, carried out on the boom and discharged at some point on the heap. When it is desired to take cozxhlfrom the heap to be loaded into cars or o ermeaus 1,21e,eos

My apparatus may thus be used for the ordinary work of discharging barges, etc. into cars or into a storage heap, it is rela tively cheap in its construction as it may be made to cover a large area and store a large quantity of coal.

It will be understood that the delivery boom may be set at an inclination as shown so that the conveyor belt has to run on an upward grade or it may be set level and the pier raised high enough to extend over the heap when the latter'is at suflicient height.

It is further to be understood that any form of conveyor may be used on. the boom F, it being immaterial whether one form or another be used so long as the coal is carried away from the hopper as fast as received.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a form of mast or rotatable tower which is built large enough 'to require no guys and which is supported on a track and capable of being moved bodily from point to point. Re-

"ferring to Fig. 6, the tower A is supported 'on rollers'o which are disposed on the top of the base 70. The base 'pvis carried on trucks p" which travel on tracks 79 A counter-weight r balances the delivery boom and a similar counter-weight is provided on the inner end of the trolley boom. This form of tower gives a much greater range of operation to the apparatus than the forms shown in the other figures of the drawing.

It is evident that the mast may be built in the form of an ordinary mast or in the form of a tower as shown in Fig. 6, the essential thing being that it shall be rotatable.

Power may be applied to tdrn the mast and the boom and to operate the conveyer in any suitable manner. this being a mat ter of expediency and forming no part of my invention.

In the form of apparatus shown in Figs. 1 4- there is a limit to the are through which the boom can swing because the delivery boom being of considerable width will come in contact with the shaft 7'. In order to extend the potential motion of the delivering boom I may provide means for swinging the mast entirely indppendenirof the means used to swing the boom. In Fig.

5 I show such an arrangement in which the mast A extends down through the fixed gear it being sup o-rted ina step m. A

gear m is secure to the mast below the gear It, and the-gear m is engaged by a pinion m secured on a vertical shaft m having thereon a gear 112" connected with a suitable motor. The boom is swung by means of a shaft a and a pinion uwhich latter engages the fixed gear it. By this arrangement the swinging mechanism of the mast does not interfere in any way with 'the swinging mechanism of the boom and the latter may be swung in either direction untilits supporting guys come against the trolley boom.

I claim z- I 1. In a hoisting apparatus, the comblna- -tion of a base, a mast pivoted directly there to, a boom pivoted to said mast having a conveyor, said boom being plvoted to swing Y horizontally, a second boom mounted on the mast above the first mentioned boom and adapted to swing horizontally with the rotation of the mast and means on said boom for conveying material to said first-mentioned conveyor.

2. In a apparatus of the character described, th combination of a mast, a boom embracing said mast and arranged to 1'0.

tate thereon, a stationary gear adjacent to the foot of said mast, and a pinion carried by said boom engaging said gear, a rotating gear on the lower end of said mast below said stationary gear and means for operating said rotating gear to turn the mast.

' 3. In an ap aratus of the character de scribed, a base, a mast including a hopper rigidly connect ad thereto and journalcd on the base, the hopper having ports therein,

a boom pivoted on the mast below the hoppeer and a sport rotatably mounted on the hopper to regis ;er interchangeably with the ports of thehopper to discharge material from the hoppe r.

'4. In an apparatus of the character described, the con :bination of a mast, a boom pivoted on the foot of the mast, a conveyor on said boom, a hopper on said mast hav ing ports therein, a sleeve surrounding said hopper and arr inged to rotate thereon and a discharge S1301 It connected with said sleeve and adapted to register with one or the onto said converer.

, 5. In an apparatus of the character described, including a pivoted mast having a cylindrical hub at its lower end, a hopper having a conical base scoured to thcupper end of said hn'b, said base having a plurality of ports, a' conical sleeve fitting out side of said basev and rotatable thereon, said sleeve having a1 1 opening adapted to register with said ports, a discharge spout connected with said opening and a conveyer (30- operating with said spout to receive the contents of the :IOPPBI'.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature, in prr sence of two Witnesses.

JAMES B. PHILLIPS,

' lVitnesses S. W. BA! Es, C. B. Cnnren'ron. 

